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LayerX will develop blockchain-based voting system using digital ID verification in Japan
7.12.2020
“Voting over the Internet presents more challenges, such as preventing double voting, technical hurdles to keep ballots secret, and the cost of voting devices."
Alaska May Be Hiding a Huge Volcanic System
4.12.2020
As if we needed more upsetting right news right now, geologists have reason to suspect that a cluster of Alaskan islands is actually part of an interconnected volcanic system of the same kind seen at Yellowstone National Park. Read more
Unbanked Hong Kong Chief Carrie Lam: “I Have Piles of Cash at Home”
4.12.2020
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam says she is currently unbanked and keeps piles of cash stashed at her home courtesy of US sanctions. Alongside 14 Chinese and Hong Kong officials, Lam has been slapped with punitive measures that effectively cut her off from the banking system. The US government...
Financial Analysts Expect US Dollar to Soften Further, 2021 Could Be the Greenback’s ‘Worst Year Ever’
4.12.2020
Well before the coronavirus pandemic, global economists expected a grim-looking American economy and during the last ten months of the Covid-19 outbreak, the U.S. financial system looks even worse. Economists and analysts say the biggest concern is the U.S. dollar faltering into the unknown, as...
World Of Warcraft Shadowlands’ Alt-Leveling System Is A Refreshing Change
3.12.2020
Unlike World of Warcraft’s Legion and Battle For Azeroth expansions, which gave players a choice on which zones to level up their characters, Shadowlands’ story campaign is very linear. Fortunately you only have to play through it once. With the new Threads of Fate mode, players who’ve reached...
Nothing Takes Me Back To 1987 Like The Legend Of Zelda
3.12.2020
Welcome to Morning Music, Kotaku’s daily hangout for folks who love video games and the cool-ass sounds they make. Today’s object of aural inquiry requires no introduction, so what am I even writing here? Let’s get to it.Read more
Influential Historian Urges Joe Biden to Bring Bitcoin Into Financial System
30.11.2020
Joe Biden. Source: A screenshot, Instagram/joebiden
As China is leading the central bank digital currency (CBDC) race and the United States has taken a back seat, Niall Ferguson, an influential economic historian, suggested President-elect Joe Biden consider leapfrogging the crowd and going...
Biden should integrate Bitcoin into US financial system, says Niall Ferguson
30.11.2020
The economic historian says that President-elect Biden’s administration should consider Bitcoin as an alternative to a “Chinese-style digital dollar.”
ENCORE: Luke Gromen on the History and (Declining) Future of the Global Dollar System
27.11.2020
As some start to wonder about a post-Bretton Woods economic system, macro analyst Luke Gromen explains how that post-World War II system came to be
NASA oficiálně zahájila sestavování rakety Space Launch System
27.11.2020
NASA oficiálně zahájila sestavování rakety Space Launch System (SLS). To bude probíhat v Kennedyho vesmírném středisku na Floridě.
Půjde-li vše dobře, historický první let se uskuteční někdy v průběhu příštího roku. A za dalších několik let na palubě SLS v rámci mise Artemis vyrazí lidé na
Christine Lagarde: ‘The European Central Bank Cannot Go Bankrupt or Run Out of Money’
24.11.2020
In remarks that highlight flaws of the fiat currency system, the European Central Bank (ECB) president, Christine Lagarde, says the institution cannot go bankrupt even if it incurs losses running into trillions. According to Lagarde, normal bankruptcy rules do not apply to the ECB primarily because...
Remitano Makes Cross-Border Money Transfer Much Easier With New “Cash-Out” Feature
24.11.2020
PRESS RELEASE. To simplify banking and meet its users’ Remittance needs across the globe, Remitano, a global escrow-marketplace, has just launched a smart, free, and safe approach for cross-border money transfers. This system will allow users to send and receive money from other countries...
SEC Chairman Jay Clayton Explains US Crypto Regulation, Calls Bitcoin a Store of Value
23.11.2020
The chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has explained how the U.S. government is regulating cryptocurrency. He calls bitcoin a store of value, noting that its rise is driven by the inefficiencies of the current payment system. How Bitcoin Is Regulated in the US...
Exploits and Flash Loans Are Just the Beginning, Defi Economy Is Less Private Than People Think
22.11.2020
Decentralized finance otherwise known as defi has climbed significantly in value this year, as the total value locked (TVL) in defi today is over $14 billion. Meanwhile, numerous defi platforms are getting attacked with flash loans and there are so many new defi projects, it’s hard to keep...
SVGBOX
13.11.2020
I’ve been saying for years that a pretty good icon system is just dropping in icons with inline <svg> where you need them. This is simple to do, offers full design control, has (generally) good performance, and means you aren’t smurfing around with caching and browser support...
Pohrajte si s Linuxem: 6 bezplatných cest, jak spustit systém z externího disku
12.11.2020
Chtěli byste si vyzkoušet Linux, ale váš počítač nemá DVD mechaniku? • Nebo potřebujete nainstalovat Windows na PC bez mechaniky? • Připravte si instalační médium na flashdisk či přenosný disk!
Venezuelan State Electricity Company Reportedly Cuts Power To Crypto Miners
12.11.2020
Reports say the Venezuelan state electricity company Corpoelec is disconnecting bitcoin mining farms in Carabobo state on orders from authorities. The power disconnections come amid reports that government and Corpoelec officials are planning to meet mining farm operators. According to one report...
My WordPress Comments Wishlist
12.11.2020
A built-in commenting system is one of the reasons people reach for WordPress (and often stay there long-term). While I do think having a comment system is compelling (and as big of a fan of building on WordPress as I am), I find the comments system on WordPress quite crusty. It needs some love!...
Televend’s Complex System of Telegram Drug Bots Swell as German Police Seize 9 Telegram Drug Channels
12.11.2020
During the last few months following the departure of the infamous Empire darknet market (DNM), a great number of DNM users have been flocking to alternative vendors. More recently, a new bot service on Telegram called Televend has been attracting tens of thousands of users and the service...
Systém „Lůžka on-line“ může sledovat obsazenost nemocnic. Stojí za ním robotici z ČVUT
6.11.2020
Co nejlepší využití dat je často skloňováno jako jeden z hlavních způsobů, jak se nám může podařit porazit současnou druhou vlnu koronaviru. Stát sice začal určité informace zveřejňovat, jejich využitelnost ale není nejlepší. A tak stejně jako na jaře přišli na pomoc univerzitní vědci. Připravili